Co-sponsored by Blue Mango Books and Manuscripts and Bruce McKittrick Rare Books; presented by the Bibliographical Society of America. The dominant practice in Western map studies has been to consider maps as “sovereign,” that is, as individual images separated from the material context of their production, circulation, and consumption. Book studies also have generally overlooked […]
Join Huntington Library curators and members of the trade, library, and collecting communities for a panel discussion on individual and institutional collecting today. Moderated by Claudia Funke and Erin Chase—curators of the Huntington exhibition "What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century"—the conversation will address the significance of collecting in this unprecedented period […]
Sponsored by the Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society 7:30-900pm EST Join NOBS for their annual first forum of the year, Show & Tell. Book lovers of all ages have their favorites, whether a treasured old copy of a classic or a lovely edition of a book that you splurged on over the holidays or a book […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of Washington The first of three presentations that Spencer Stuart will be making for the Book Club of Washington this year, "On Collecting" covers the fundamentals of collecting, with all new content and examples. Tips for novice and experienced book collectors alike. Online Sunday, January 30, 2022, 2 p.m. PST […]
Hosted by The Book Club of California. 5:00 PM PST - Live presentation via Zoom Webinar With over 400 officially designated local, state, and national landmarks, San Francisco is steeped in history. The city’s neighborhoods feature unique buildings and special places, some that are well known to residents and tourists but also structures and locations […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of California As our Valentine’s Day gift to you, the entire library of Book Club of California recorded talks and presentations—more than 80 videos—will be available to view on our YouTube Channel during the month of February. Share the love by inviting friends and family to watch a Book Club […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of California. Members of FABS bibliophilic societies are invited to join the Book Club of California for a special Member & Guest Reception to celebrate the 54th California International Antiquarian Book Fair. Mix and mingle with Book Club members, volunteers, and staff. Wine, beer, and hors d'oeuvres will be served. […]
Sponsored by the Caxton Club. 12:00pm CT It turns out that people were creating their own Facebooks long before the advent of the Internet. They would take apart a published book (gasp!), add illustrations, autographs, maps, and particularly portrait prints ... and then rebind the thicker volume to create a one-of-a-kind. Some called it literary […]
Sponsored by the Ticknor Society; open to members of other FABS societies Join Archivist Brittany Contratto via Zoom for a virtual, behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum of Science Archives. In 2017, Bloomberg Philanthropies generously provided funding for the first archives department in the Museum’s nearly 200-year history. The Archives traces the Museum’s development from the […]
Sponsored by the Caxton Club Books were everywhere at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris. Until now, little has been written about their actual exhibition. This highly illustrated presentation will explore the variety of the work displayed, and suggest some strategies employed by the publishers. Dr. Harris is the […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of California Saturday, February 19, 2022, 1-2:00 PM * A live, in-person event at the American Bookbinders Museum The Life and Times of Jo Mora provides an in-depth portrait of this gifted illustrator, painter, writer, cartographer, and sculptor (1876-1947). Mora was one of the first American artists to elevate the […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of Washington, the Guild of Book Workers, Northwest Chapter, the Book Arts Guild, and Puget Sound Book Artists. Features talks by book artists represented in this national exhibition. The Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound is pleased to host this wonderful exhibit of works by members of […]